Deck Expert sumbits his idea for Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee's "There Ought to be A Law"

Got my local Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee's newsletter in my mail the other day. You may have heard the news around California, he's come up with a contest called "There Ought to Be a Law".

You go to his website at www.assembly.ca.gov/33 and follow the link to the contest page. Think there ought to be a law about something? Me too.

So my idea (I just went and submited it, so I'm looking forward to a phone call telling me how briliant I am to have though of it...) is this;

Require all waterproof deck coatings installed on decks and balconies on homes, condo's hotels and other buildings to have a "ONE HOUR" Fire rating through ICC. Nothing less. This would apply to all new construction and rehab work as well.

It would outlaw the sale and installation of non "One Hour" approved coatings for decks over living spaces.

Would this help save homes?
In my mind, undoubtably.